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Reductions of aldehydes and ketones with a readily available N-heterocyclic carbene borane and acetic acid.


ABSTRACT: Acetic acid promotes the reduction of aldehydes and ketones by the readily available N-heterocyclic carbene borane, 1,3-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene borane. Aldehydes are reduced over 1-24 h at room temperature with 1 equiv of acetic acid and 0.5 equiv of the NHC-borane. Ketone reductions are slower but can be accelerated by using 5 equiv of acetic acid. Aldehydes can be selectively reduced in the presence of ketones. On a small scale, products are isolated by evaporation of the reaction mixture and direct chromatography.

SUBMITTER: Lamm V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3629027 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Reductions of aldehydes and ketones with a readily available N-heterocyclic carbene borane and acetic acid.

Lamm Vladimir V   Pan Xiangcheng X   Taniguchi Tsuyoshi T   Curran Dennis P DP  

Beilstein journal of organic chemistry 20130408


Acetic acid promotes the reduction of aldehydes and ketones by the readily available N-heterocyclic carbene borane, 1,3-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene borane. Aldehydes are reduced over 1-24 h at room temperature with 1 equiv of acetic acid and 0.5 equiv of the NHC-borane. Ketone reductions are slower but can be accelerated by using 5 equiv of acetic acid. Aldehydes can be selectively reduced in the presence of ketones. On a small scale, products are isolated by evaporation of the reaction mixture a  ...[more]

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